The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-17
PROBATE COURT SALE
R EAL EST TIE.

10. Ie9, r. DIN the Probate Court Of
Shelby County, Tennsssee-Joha League
administrator Of Thomss u. Davis, de-
ceased, vs.. Kate Davis ct al.
10y virtue of an interloeutory decree for
. resale, entered 10 this cause on March 50,
1857, in minute book 4S. page o4S, etc., win
sell 10 the highest bidder. at public o auction.
in font Of the courthouse door, on Main
street, = smpnm. isa April so, 1857,
within legal hours, the follOTing described
'e Iy i and being on Presidepts Island. in
the Mississippi river, in section ], range 10
Of the eleventh surveyors district, and in
the Thif teenth Civil district OF Shelby eoun-
ty, Tennessee, and are embraced 10 an here
tcfore undivided one fifth interest IN GER.
tain 1923 acres entered in the name OF Robert
p. Curtin by John ID. Graham, by entry No.
80 and 90, dated the 9Th day OF February
1887, and surveyed By said Currin; and Re-
corded in the surveyors book o. shelby
county, Tennessee, on pages SS5 and $50, and
granted to the said Currin by the state Of
7, nnessee. and be ng the sape land decreed
to l.. l.. Davis by, the Chancery Court Of
Memphis, on the 10Th day Of eptem oer' lois'
which lands are accurately de cribed on a
map fled in.this cause, 70 which reference is
here made, Swing the following metes and
bounds. to wit:
water mark of the Mississippi 30 chsine
west Of stake " hich sands nks north OF
box elder stump, the original southweH
corner of CuIrin's 78S acre tract OF which
this is a part; thence north one degree east
with the east line of river II. 80 chains TO Q
point, the southwest corner of the accretion
that would follow the II acres assigned to the
estate OF Thomas Newsom, deceased, in a
proceeding in the Probate COu of shelby
County, Tennessee, under the style Of John
League, administrator OF the estate of Thos.
G. Davis, deceased, ct al VS., Katie Davis ct
al. Decem Der, 1883; thence east At so chains
to q point, the southeast corner of the IA
acres assigned to rad Newsom estate;
thence south six degrees west 1888 chains to
a sassafrss stake In field, one Of n. Hills
corners; theI GO south 10 chains TO a. stake
hackbsrrY marked at. G, Davis and W. Per-
sons;" thence west 20 chains, plssinE the
northeast corner Of lot No. Of said Davis
estate Of 81 acres, more or less, at 2.lS
lot No. :, the same being g. NJ. Padgets
northeast corner, In all At 90 chains to the
beginning, containing 81 sores.
Lot No. 2-Begins at the northeast corner
Of lot No. 1; thss ce north with the east line
of the IA acres assigned to the Newsom es-
tate II chains to q point In tho old dividing
line between the DAYS. and Newsom estatess
thence east with said line 70 o aims to . cor
ntr in Round Lake thence south rs chains
to q corner in said lake; thence south 8sh
d, grees west with N. Hills line rs chains 70
q ssssafras stake In field, one o. the corners
of lot No. /: thence north six degrees east
with lot No. /, 7 SO chains to the beginning,
containing 81 acres.
Lot No, 3-Bs gins at a stake with ash and
blackberry pointers on the south line Of lot
No. /, 20 chains west of its southeast corner;
thence west with the south line OF lot No. l
| 12.15 chains to a stake; thence south 1915
| chains to the north bank OF Tennessee chute,
the southeast cornsr of the quarantine
| grounds; thence eastwardly with tho north
! ank of said chute about 10 chains; thence
| north 43 chains, more or legs, to the begin
ming, contsining SO acres.
Terms of Sale-0ne- fourth cash, balance
in one and ERO years, purchaser to execute
interest bearing notes with perFonal securi-
| ty, and a lien will re retained to secure IN
| paid purchase money.
This April 9, 1887 -
By Thos. B. Crsnsbaw, ID. c.
John League, l.. II. Estes, Luke W. Fin
| lay, Solicitors.